释义 |
tine /tʌɪn /nounA prong or sharp point, such as that on a fork or antler.Sharp tines or prongs, operated by a foot pedal or hand crank, grip the weed and yank it out of the ground with a pulling or twisting motion....- Often traveling sets were made so that the knife blade, spoon bowl, and fork tines screwed into their handles.
- Crimp edges of dough together with fork tines and cut several slits in strudel with a small sharp knife.
Derivativestined adjective [in combination]: a three-tined fork OriginOld English tind, of Germanic origin; related to German Zinne 'pinnacle'. Rhymesalign, assign, benign, brine, chine, cline, combine, condign, confine, consign, dine, divine, dyne, enshrine, entwine, fine, frontline, hardline, interline, intertwine, kine, Klein, line, Main, malign, mine, moline, nine, on-line, opine, outshine, pine, Rhein, Rhine, shine, shrine, sign, sine, spine, spline, stein, Strine, swine, syne, thine, trine, twine, Tyne, underline, undermine, vine, whine, wine |